Latest updates on Afghanistan, 31 January 2020

1. Badghis:
Afghan Army commandos operation liberated 62 prisoners in Taliban prison in Bala Murghab. Five Taliban militants were captured.

2. Qunduz:
– Due to recent days engagements between Taliban and security forces in Dashte Archi so far 35 security forces are killed and four captured.
– Afghan security officials rejected claim of local officials of Qunduz province regarding Taliban’s reign over 90% of the province.
Local officials of Qunduz say that Taliban has control of most of the villages in the province and control the Qunduz -Baghlan road and destroyed security forces watch posts on the road.

3. Abdul Ghani Baradar, political vice president of Taliban:
– One day USA launched campaign on our country with the pretext of Osama bin Laden presence and activities, while their commandos killed him in a safehouse in our neighbor (Pakistan).
– The war is over only when all American forces leave Afghanistan and if they don’t go by themselves like the Red army, we force them to leave no matter how many years it takes.

4. Baghlan:
In the engagement between Taliban and security forces in Dahana Ghori town, one soldier was killed and nine injured.

5. Pakistan:
According to Pakistan army, two soldiers were killed in a fight with rebels at the border of north Waziristan.